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Bi2S3 Nanostructures: A New Photocatalyst

Show Author's Information Tong Wu,  Xinggui Zhou,  Hua Zhang( ),  Xinhua Zhong( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringDepartment of ChemistryEast China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai200237China
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photocatalyst, nanostructures, Bi2S3, hot injection
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Wu T, Zhou X, Zhang H, et al. Bi2S3 Nanostructures: A New Photocatalyst. Nano Research, 2010, 3(5): 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-010-1042-0
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Uniform colloidal Bi2S3 nanodots and nanorods with different sizes have been prepared in a controllable manner via a hot injection method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the resulting nanocrystals have an orthorhombic structure. Both the diameter and length of the nanorods increase with increasing concentration of the precursors. All of the prepared Bi2S3 nanostructures show high efficiency in the photodegradation of rhodamine B, especially in the case of small sized nanodots—which is possibly due to their high surface area. The dynamics of the photocatalysis is also discussed.


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Bi2S3 Nanostructures: A New Photocatalyst

Show Author's information Tong Wu, Xinggui Zhou, Hua Zhang( ), Xinhua Zhong( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringDepartment of ChemistryEast China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai200237China

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Uniform colloidal Bi2S3 nanodots and nanorods with different sizes have been prepared in a controllable manner via a hot injection method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the resulting nanocrystals have an orthorhombic structure. Both the diameter and length of the nanorods increase with increasing concentration of the precursors. All of the prepared Bi2S3 nanostructures show high efficiency in the photodegradation of rhodamine B, especially in the case of small sized nanodots—which is possibly due to their high surface area. The dynamics of the photocatalysis is also discussed.

Keywords: photocatalyst, nanostructures, Bi2S3, hot injection

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Received: 26 February 2010
Revised: 28 March 2010
Accepted: 30 March 2010
Published: 01 May 2010
Issue date: May 2010

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20771037 and 20871047), the Shuguang Project (No. 06SG33), SRFDP (No. 20070251014), the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (No. SKL-ChE-09C01) and the Program for Professors by Special Appointment at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning.

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